My .htaccess files don't work!

I have recently joined the world of dedicated servers.

I have an .htaccess script on directories I don't want people accessing without going though a certain route. They don't seem to be working though!

There is an .htaccess file in the main directory that was put their by my server company it contains:

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName www.mydomainname.com
AuthUserFile /home/virtual/site1/fst/var/www/html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/virtual/site1/fst/var/www/html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

Is this the problem or do I need to make sure something is set correctly with the server?

Any Ideas?
Thanks
Jono

 

 

 

 

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